Posted by pickleweasel at ppp593.tc-1.roc-pt.ny.localnet.com on June 02, 2003 at 11:45:53:
In Reply to: Because Loss and Grief is on our minds posted by Heatherondo.. on June 02, 2003 at 02:31:12:
: Have you experienced losing someone close to you? yes
: Who? my grandfather
: How did you deal with the loss? You know...I don't remember exactly (I was only 10 at the time) I think I just kind of accepted it, and carried on with my life...It finally hit me a few years later (7th grade), and I became obsessed with him...I would watch home videos with him in them over and over again...I felt as though I was bringing him back to life somehow. I also "talked" to him...I would stare at a picture of him, and tell him over and over again how much I loved him and missed him. Now I just think about the good times I had with him, however, every now and then (like when I hear other people talking about their grandpa's and stuff), a wave of sadness washes over me, and I realize just how much I miss him. He does appear in my dreams quite frequently though, so that's comforting.
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: tell us something wonderful about that person. He was very, very funny, and nice...he made friends everywhere he went...he was a harmonica virtuoso, he loved to play golf, he was the bestest grandpa in the whole wide world!!!